Emerge is broken?

dhewton · Guru Joined: 14 Aug 2004 Posts: 461 Location: Canada

I am getting this annoying message that keeps telling me about a package I attempted to emerge in the past. Now it won't go away and I cannot emerge ANYTHING.

Here is the message:

bash-2.05b# emerge --search firefox
Searching... \Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/emerge", line 2331, in ?
searchinstance.execute(mysearch)
File "/usr/bin/emerge", line 545, in execute
if not portage.portdb.xmatch("match-visible",package):
File "/usr/lib/portage/pym/portage.py", line 4710, in xmatch
myval=match_from_list(mydep,self.xmatch("list-visible",None,mydep,mykey))
File "/usr/lib/portage/pym/portage.py", line 4696, in xmatch
myval=self.gvisible(self.visible(self.cp_list(mykey)))
File "/usr/lib/portage/pym/portage.py", line 4806, in gvisible
if db["/"]["porttree"].dbapi.xmatch("bestmatch-list", mykey, None, None, [mycpv]):
File "/usr/lib/portage/pym/portage.py", line 4703, in xmatch
myval=best(match_from_list(mydep,mylist))
File "/usr/lib/portage/pym/portage.py", line 3537, in match_from_list
raise KeyError, "Specific key requires an operator (%s) (try adding an '=')" % (mydep)
KeyError: "Specific key requires an operator (net-wireless/linux-wlan-ng-0.2.1_pre17) (try adding an '=')"

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Dan Hewton
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Halcy0n · Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 3:27 am Post subject:

Or check any of your /etc/portage/ files and either add an = sign in front, or remove the version information.
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dhewton · Guru Joined: 14 Aug 2004 Posts: 461 Location: Canada

Sorry, can you tell me what or where a "world" file is?

I am new to Gentoo. (But loving every minute of it)

Dan

Halcy0n · Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 5:17 am Post subject:

/var/cache/edb/world
Did you create any /etc/portage files and check them like I asked before?
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dhewton · Guru Joined: 14 Aug 2004 Posts: 461 Location: Canada

[quote="HaLCy0n"]/var/cache/edb/world
Did you create any /etc/portage files and check them like I asked before?[/quote

I added the = sign, I tried it without the = sign. No luck. it still gives an error message and talks about a totally different package from the one I just tried to install. The one that keeps popping up in the error message was my "attempt" to install my wireless card. But I don't understand why that would be mentioned when I type emerge search firefox?!

Dan
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Halcy0n · Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 5:43 am Post subject:

You have /etc/portage files? Or you tried to do that in your world file? Please post whatever you were trying to edit, what does it complain about how?
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kallamej · Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 9:46 am Post subject:

Moved from Portage & Programming. :arrow:

https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=136184
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